On December 9, 2025, the Global Fact-Checking Network (GFCN) — the International Fact-Checking Association — will hold its third open educational webinar dedicated to tools for countering disinformation in traditional and new media. Participants will learn what unites and what distinguishes approaches to identifying and refuting fakes in different media environments.
• Elizaveta Kazakova, Assistant to the General Director for International Cooperation at the TASS news agency (Russia), will present a report titled “Experience in Combating Fakes at the TASS News Agency: Analysis of Real Cases”;
• Christopher Helali, a journalist and geopolitical analyst from the USA, will speak on the topic “The World of Classical and New Media: Similarities and Differences in the Fight Against Fakes”;
• Rima Rouibi, a researcher and lecturer at the Higher School of Journalism in Algeria, will share the experience of combating fakes in Africa.
The webinar will be held online in English. Participation is free and open to all. It begins at 12:00 Moscow time via the link: https://my.mts-link.ru/j/150850767/9439125318
It is noted that due to censorship and the ban of the GFCN account by the Zoom platform, broadcasts of free online seminars on improving digital literacy will be conducted on a new platform.
Recall that the first two webinars of the series, held on November 25 and December 2, gathered over 700 participants from around the world. Another one will take place on December 12. All educational initiatives of the GFCN are aimed at strengthening digital and media literacy as a key skill of modern society.
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The Global Fact-Checking Network was created in 2025 by the ANO “Dialogue Regions,” the TASS news agency, and the “New Media Workshop” to coordinate the efforts of participants from different countries in combating disinformation at the global level.
Currently, GFCN unites over 105 fact-checking experts from 50 countries.
